Warrior Beat

Yep, K5 has agreed to televise tonight’s baseball game between UH and Louisiana Tech in the opening round of the WAC Tournament. * * * The search commitee for the next UH women’s basektball coach has extended invitations for in-person interviews to  five candidates. Former UH assistant coach George Wolfe is the only one with Hawai‘i ties. The first interview is tomorrow. * * * In case you’re wondering, Colt Brennan said he does not have a Twitter account. Told […]

Apparently Time Magazine doesn’t like the nickname “Rainbow Warriors.” http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898998_1898997_1898967,00.html * * * The search committee for the next men’s volleyball coach will have separate in-person interviews with the four finalists today on the Manoa campus. The finalists are Tino Reyes, Mike Sealy, Charlie Wade and Scott Wong. * * * As “Ferd” Lewis reported this morning, the four finalists for the women’s basketball coaching job are …, well, never mind. Three of the four he reported have been ousted […]

UH and Army have agreed to meet in a four-game football series: Sept. 11, 2010 in West Point, N.Y.; Nov. 30, 2013 at Aloha Stadium; Sept. 15, 2018 in West Point; Nov. 30, 2019 in Honolulu. This is how UH will open the 2010 season: at home against USC, on the road against Army and then at Colorado. * * * Defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea is today’s guest on the Warrior Beat Show. Rocky will answer questions posed here and […]

Wideout Rodney Bradley will be among the Warriors who will be calling football fans as part of a ticket-renewal drive. The calls will begin at about 4 p.m. today. * * * Defensive tackle Zach Masch has ben working out twice a day since January, according to his father. Masch, who is 6 feet 3 and 290 pounds,signed with UH in February, and  arrives in town Sunday for Summer Session I. * * * Congratulations to the Arandas! Defensive line […]

The next men’s volleyball coach — and one should be named from four finalists within two weeks — will have some added talent. Jonas Umlauft, a 6-foot-9 opposite from Germany’s Junior National team, and setters Arik Metzger of San Clemente High and Sam Biscaro of Santa Barbara High are set to join the Warriors in August. It now appears that outside hitter Charles Bell is poised to transfer from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Bell is a Kahuku High graduate […]

It was graduation day for three Advertiser/blog members. So, raise a toast to Glendalyn Junio, Kelli Miura and our blog genius Jason: Glendalyn and family Kelli and parents Jason * * * The finalists for the the men’s volleyball head coaching job will have in-person interviews with the selection committee Wednesday at an undisclosed off-campus venue. The semifinalists — Mark Presho, Tino Reyes, Mike Sealy, Charlie Wade and Scott Wong — were interviewed via teleconference this past Thursday. * * […]

We’ve got tickets for Sunday’s baseball game. Big thanks to Esme’s HawaiiMoms.com and The Advertiser marketing department for the donations. So, if you want them. Tell us a (clean) joke. We’ll pick winners this afternoon: * * * If everything goes according to plan, colleges will have to adjust their list of Hawai‘i’s football prospects. Kaiana Eldredge, a quarterback and pitcher at Cedar High in Utah, has applied to Punahou School for his senior year (2009-2010). Kaiana is 6 feet […]

The search committee for the next men’s volleyball coach today will interview the five semifinalists via teleconference. The committee will ask each candidate the same list of questions. Each interview should run about 30 minutes. Next week, the finalists will be brought in for face-to-face interviews with the committee. The semifinalists are Mark Presho, Tino Reyes, Mike Sealy, Charlie Wade and Scott Wong. * * * UH coach Greg McMackin said he has awarded the final football scholarship to Jon […]